I think I read a quaker record somewhere that says she died about 1818. I have inquired at Caesar's Creek Burying Ground where she is supposedly buried, but the caretakers have no record anymore. The quakers generally did not believe in marking their gravesites in a flamboyant and permanent manner;very small simple wooden markers sometimes which would of course rot away quickly. Mary and William left Frederick Co. Va, abut 1748 and next lived in Orange Co. NC where more of their children were born, some married. Then about 1767 they began moving to the 96th District South Carolina (Edge field, Abbeville, Newberry and one more county, I can't think of right now..made up the 96th District). William died in the fall of 1772 or the early Spring of 1773, before John's marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Pugh. I think Rachel Arnold (who married George) and her mother Mary left South Carolina about 1808 or 1809..I am not looking at any of my research notes these years though. Vanessa DRowe85608@aol.com wrote: > I know only that they married out of unity so William was not a member of > the Quaker faith. They moved to Newberry Co., SC, where Mary is listed as a > member and when her children moved to Ohio, the records say Rachel Arnold and > her "ancient mother Mary Jay" were given certificate to a meeting in Ohio. > Obviously, she lived a very long time. I have never been able to find a > death date for her. > > DJ > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/